ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52122
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| Date: | Friday 5 March 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED431 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea W of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fiskerton |
Shot down by Lt. Robert Denzel of the 12./NJG 1 at 22:02, location: sea 20 km west of Texel. Or it was shot down by Lt. Rolf Bussmann of the 11./NJG 1 at 22:48, location: sea 15 km west of Texel.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: EA-M
Takeoff time: 19:20
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. J.M. Thom DFM 1368871 RAF Runnymede Memorial 167
Flight engineer Sgt. D.G. Fairlie 632330 RAF Runnymede Memorial 149
Navigator F/Sgt. J.H. Prior 1375981 RAF Runnymede Memorial 138
Bomb aimer F/Sgt. A.M. Horne DFM R/76770 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 180
Wo ag F/Sgt. K. Bolton 989205 RAF Runnymede Memorial 135
Air gunner Sgt. D.S. Bratt 1546821 RAF Runnymede Memorial 143
Air gunner Sgt. F.H.L. Vines 1316193 RAF Runnymede Memorial 168
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2096&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.lancaster-achive.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jan-2009 21:02 | larry617 | Updated |
| 03-Mar-2018 15:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2018 15:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2018 15:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2018 15:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Oct-2018 04:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 07:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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